At Clinchco, VA, northbound CSX freight Q697-13 rolls across the McClure River and a state road.

Q696 exits Sykes Mill Tunnel Southbound on the run from Shelby to Kingsport

Santa Claus waves from the rear of the 73rd annual Clinchfield Santa Train as it departs Clinchco heading south.

The 73rd annual running of the Clinchfield Santa Train rounds the curve and crosses the McClure River after making one of its longer stops of the day at Clinch, VA.

CSX 8033 leads the 73rd Annual Santa Train across one of two bridges in Clinchco. They both cross the McClure river twice in a span of one mile.

In absolutely beautiful morning sunlight deep in the hills of Southwest Virginia, the 73rd Annual Running of the Santa Clause Special crosses the McClure River at Clinchco, Virginia on it's way so... (more)

The 73rd annual Santa Train

Spanning the Clinch River a the main road, CSX 5005 is in command of a southbound grain train works upgrade on the former Clicnchfield, framed by the Riverside Grocery Store in downtown Clinchco, ... (more)

Built for L&N the unit leading this southbound train on the former Clinchfield is still wearing my favorite paint scheme of all the CSX components.

Rebuilt by CSX's Huntington, WV Shops, CSX 4047 leads the 72nd running of the Santa Clause Special across the McClure River, adjacent from the Post Office in the small southwest Virginia town of C... (more)

A southbound CSX coal train emerges from Sykes Mill Tunnel on the former Clinchfield.

Every year CSX shuts down the ex-CRR to perform a "maintenance jamboree" on a portion of the line. The regular trains don't run and railfans might think there's no action, but not so. The oldies... (more)

CSX F40s 9998 and 9992 lead southbound train P955 across Highway 83/63 and by Riverside Grocery at Clinchco on the north end of the former Clinchfield Railroad with a Russell, KY to Erwin, TN Offi... (more)

CSX Office Car Special P955 behind F40PHs 9998 and 9992 exits Sykes Mill Tunnel at Clinchco, VA on the north end of the former Clinchfield Railroad with a Russell, KY to Erwin, TN inspection train... (more)

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